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Olu Fasan
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Recurring bloodbaths: Nigeria is too fragile, too fractured to be safe, by Olu Fasan

Recently, after the mass killing in Jos, Plateau State, President Bola Tinubu said he was not elected “to comfort and create widows and widowers”. Yet since he became president barely three years ago, his administration has overseen the creation of thousands of widows, widowers and orphans whose husbands, wives and parents were killed in terrorist attacks. […]

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When the referee freezes the game, by Dakuku Peterside
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When the referee freezes the game, by Dakuku Peterside

Democracy rarely dies in one dramatic moment. It is more often weakened quietly by technical rulings, administrative decisions, and institutions that begin to forget why their powers exist in the first place. That is why the imbroglio between the African Democratic Congress and the Independent National Electoral Commission deserves to worry every Nigerian, regardless of party. […]

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Minister Wike’s media chats: Matters arising, by Tonnie Iredia
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Minister Wike’s media chats: Matters arising, by Tonnie Iredia

Every month, Nyesom Wike, Minister of Nigeria’s Federal Capital Territory FCT, takes time off to brief Nigerians on his activities. To some people, the briefings are superfluous and indeed vexatious on account of some of the statements he makes about his political opponents. Other critics imagine that Wike presents the posture of an actor who enjoys […]

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Terrorism: Hold some northern govs responsible, by Dele Sobowale
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Terrorism: Hold some northern govs responsible, by Dele Sobowale

“In every community, there is a class of people profoundly dangerous to the rest. I don’t mean the criminals. For them we have punitive sanctions. I mean the leaders. Invariably, the most dangerous people seek power” – Saul Bellow, 1915-2005, VANGUARD BOOK OF QUOTATIONS, VBQ, p 124. Newspapers headlines were grim a day before the […]

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A forgotten name, by Patrick Omorodion
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A forgotten name, by Patrick Omorodion

An adage says if one doesn’t know where he or she is going, then that person definitely should know where he or she is coming from. Over the years, administrators who have steered the ship of the football house either didn’t know or deliberately ignored mentioning the name of the first Nigerian to head the […]

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Adelabu’s power lines as laundry lines, by Azu Ishiekwene
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Adelabu’s power lines as laundry lines, by Azu Ishiekwene

In many parts of the country, the rains poured down earlier in the week, bringing much physical and psychological relief from the searing heat.  The absence of electricity from public supply channels made it worse. Average daytime temperatures throughout March ranged from 33 degrees to 38 degrees centigrade in Lagos and Abuja, respectively. Nigeria’s public electricity […]

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Press Freedom Day: Combat fake news or be consumed by it – Dr. Ruth Oji
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The ethics of persuasion, by Ruth Oji

Last month, I received an email from a marketing executive who was wrestling with her conscience. Her company had developed a new software product that was genuinely innovative, but her boss wanted her to create a campaign that exaggerated its capabilities and downplayed its limitations. “Ruth,” she wrote, “I know how to persuade people. I’m good […]

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